Kanji

遊

play

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ユウ, ユ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あそぶ, あそばす

Nanori (Name Reading)

なが, ゆき

Common Readings

ユ, ユウ, あそ…ぶ

Example sentences

遊ぶ あそぶ
子供たちが公園で遊んでいます。

Children are playing in the park.

たち たち
子供たちが校庭で遊んでいる

The children are playing in the schoolyard.

遊び あそび
彼は仕事と遊びの切り替えがとても上手だ。

He is very good at switching between work and play.

すぐ すぐ
宿題が終わったら、すぐ遊びに行こう。

Let's go play as soon as the homework is finished.

遊びに来る あそびにくる
週末に友達がうちに遊びに来た。

A friend came over to our house on the weekend.

遊びに行く あそびにいく
友達の家に遊びに行く。

I'm going to my friend's house to hang out.

婆ちゃん ばあちゃん
夏休みは田舎の婆ちゃんの家に遊びに行った。

During summer vacation, I went to play at my grandma's house in the countryside.

浮遊 ふゆう
水面を浮遊しているゴミを拾った。

I picked up the trash floating on the surface of the water.

遊園地 ゆうえんち
家族全員で遊園地へ行った。

The whole family went to the amusement park.

連れていく つれていく
明日、子供を遊園地に連れていくつもりだ。

I plan to take my child to the amusement park tomorrow.

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